Baylor was up 84-78 with 44 seconds left before Arizona State cut it to 85-83 with 26 seconds to play. Jefferson hit one free throw to put Baylor back up by three, but Carson turned the ball over under the Sun Devils' basket.

The teams then combined to shoot 10 free throws in the final 24 seconds.

Jefferson scored six early points to help Baylor jump out to a 12-4 lead. Heslip, on a pass from Walton, hit a wide-open 3-pointer, prompting Arizona State coach Herb Sendek to call a timeout just 3:45 into the game.

With Baylor holding a 20-11 lead, the Sun Devils tied it with three consecutive 3s. Chris Colvin hit the tying shot with 5:47 left in the first half.

In other games: Roy Devyn Marble scored 28 points to lead former Siena coach Fran McCaffery's Iowa team past America East regular-season champion Stony Brook 75-63 in the second round of the NIT.